QA Tech ll

Assist the QA/FS Team and Management with general tasks involving quality and food safety programs, including document reviews, trainings, filing, pest control, customer complaints, thermometer calibrations, and more.

Responsibilities

• Follow biosecurity practices on all company sites
• Review departmental documents and records; provide feedback to supervisors and managers (e.g., pest control, flats washer, lubrication logs, sanitation, chemical logs, locker inspections, water usages)
• Enter company water usages and report (flocks, processing plants, etc.)
• Assist with employee training and training records
• Prepare, ship, and record environmental swabs
• Perform pest control inspections and document reviews
• Track and submit EB samples
• Conduct yolk color analysis and recording for EB eggs
• Track farm status for CF, American Humane, and Certified Humane certifications
• Perform tanker solids analysis; record and distribute results
• Conduct facility and housekeeping inspections
• Perform 100 egg inspections at all sites as needed (nest runs and finished goods), including cooler sample inspections and recording in group files
• Enter data into computer spreadsheets
• Review and verify food safety records for accuracy and completion
• Provide feedback to site Managers regarding 100 egg evaluation results
• Perform equipment calibrations (e.g., thermometers, pH sensors)
• Learn and apply HACCP, Quality Code, and Fraud Program for all processing departments
• Ensure principles of these programs are utilized in respective areas and departments
• Assist with Feed Mill Toxin analysis (e.g., Vomitoxin, Aflatoxin)
• Maintain professional communication with a variety of personnel
• Handle special assignments and other duties as assigned
• Backup for this position is QA/FS Technician II or higher

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Strong communication skills
• Completion of pre-requisites with a passing score from the certifying agency
• Completion of HACCP certification with a passing score

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Work in an office, processing, or production location
• Follow all company safety rules
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to stoop, bend, climb, and lift at least up to 25 lbs routinely throughout the day
• Safety training in LMS completed
• Proper use of PPE

Benefits

• Competitive wages and PTO
• Free wellness clinic
• Premium-free healthcare
• 401(k) match